| 单词 | delineate |
| 释义 | delineate (once / 1657 pages) adjv Though you pronounce it duh-LIN-ee-ate, there is a "line" in the middle of delineate. This might help you remember that to delineate is to outline and define something in detail or with an actual marking of lines and boundaries. When you create an outline for a paper it usually summarizes what you will detail later. You delineate the sections, or mark the heading lines, and when you write the details, you delineate the subject of each heading. So, to delineate is both to mark lines and to fill in the lines. Using a fence to divide properties or a carpet to claim your side of the bedroom also is a way to delineate, or mark, physical boundaries. WORD FAMILYdelineate: delineated, delineates, delineating, delineation, delineative+/delineated: undelineated/delineation: delineations USAGE EXAMPLES“Where do I start?’’ he said with a deep breath, when asked to delineate the challenge facing Washington. Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016) He showed her the collection and she created “art blocking plans” to delineate each piece and where it would hang. Washington Post(Dec 15, 2016) The key is the term “excessive” — used twice by the founders to delineate bail from extreme fines and burdens being imposed on innocent-until-proven-guilty defendants. Washington Post(Dec 09, 2016) 1adj represented accurately or precisely Syn|Ant delineated, represented depicted, pictured, portrayed represented graphically by sketch or design or lines describedrepresented in words especially with sharpness and detail diagrammatic, diagrammaticalshown or represented by diagrams undelineated not represented accurately or precisely undepicted, unpicturednot pictured undrawnnot represented in a drawing 2v show the form or outline of Syn|Hyper define show make visible or noticeable 3v trace the shape of Syn|Hypo|Hyper limn, outline lipstick form by tracing with lipstick contourform the contours of streamlinecontour economically or efficiently draw represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface 4v make a mark or lines on a surface Syn|Hypo|Hyper describe, draw, line, trace draw engage in drawing drawrepresent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface construct draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions inscribedraw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible circumscribedraw a line around circumscribeto draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect writemark or trace on a surface dotmake a dot or dots stenographwrite in shorthand calligraphwrite beautifully and ornamentally crosstrace a line through or across superscribewrite on the outside or upper part of superscribewrite on the top or outside capitalise, capitalizewrite in capital letters lettermark letters on or mark with letters printwrite as if with print; not cursive scrawl, scribblewrite carelessly copycopy down as is impress, printreproduce by printing mark make or leave a mark on 5v determine the essential quality of Syn|Hypo|Hyper define, delimit, delimitate, specify determine fix in scope; fix the boundaries of redefinegive a new or different definition to nail down, narrow, narrow down, peg down, pin down, specifydefine clearly be have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) 6v describe in vivid detail Hyper depict, describe, draw give a description of |
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